Shade and curtain support.



H. S. RORICK- SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9. I916.

1,275,475. Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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H. s. nomcx. SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 9| 1916-- 1,275,475. Patented Afig. 13, 1918.

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HARVEY s. RQRICK, orrnrnorr, Mrcrriem.

v Application filed October 9,

fl '0 all whom, it may. concern I 'Be it knownthat I, HAR EY S. RORIoK,

lacitizen of the United States, residing at Detroit,in the county. ofVVayneand State ofj Michigan, have inventednew and useful Improvementsin Shade and Curtain Supports, of which the following isa specification.

I y This invention relates to a combined shade and curtain support andthe object of the invention is to provide a simple, attractive andefficient device for holding ,a shade, a curtain rod and if necessary asupplemental The device is so'constructed as tobe easily placed andremoved Without-the useof nailsor [screws or without marring thewoodwork of the 1 casing of the door or' window in connection with whichthedevice is used. The device furlthermore is adjustable to adaptitself'for casings'of different sizes so that'it can be removed from onecasing and" applied to anothercasing of different dimensions.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists inthe novel' combination and arrangement of'parts constituting theinvention, to be hereinafter specifically described and illustrated inthe accompanyingdrawingswhich form a part hereof wherein is shown thepreferred embodiment of the invention,'but

it 1s tobe understood-that changes, variations and modifications can beresorted to which come within'the scope of the matter hereinafterclaimed. Y

In the drawings 'inwhich similar refer ence numerals indicate like partsinthe dif- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window or door casingshowing my improved device a portion JTis- ,1 th d vice inpositionthereon. f Fig.3 is a perspectiveview showing my improved device. 1 Y

' Figlt is a vertical.

Fig.2'is an enlarged view of central, sectional view Fig. ,5 1s aperspective view :of therlower end of ,iLdGVlCB embodying this inventionequipped with. a shade bracket different shaped from the device shown inFig. 3, and

Fig.

6 is a rear elevationof the lower and5fl'; I p I v I r Specification ofLettersPatent.

and left hand sides of the casings.

shade; identically similar except with respect to casing. 2 the ,memberdepends and is preferably bent inwardly to approximately fit the moldmg4 on the front ofithe casing 5,}and lie 1 ceived Y SHADE ivn' CURTAINsurronr.

These devices are. intended to'be applied to casings of doors or windowsand are arranged on opposite sides thereof for" supporting a shaderoller andcurtainrOdS and are therefore supplied in pairs with the ppversely positioned soas to engage the right Further-. morethe members ofeach pair of devices are similar in all respects exceptthat the lowerportions thereof are equipped to receive and support theprojecting'members at the end' of a shade roller whichare ordinarilyprovided with a cylindrical pintle at one end and with a flattenedmemberconnected with a spring at the other end, so

therefore, the shade brackets of opposite members of each pair areproperly fashioned to support the two opposing ends of the As themembers of" each pair are the shade-brackets the followingdescriptionwillbe confined to a description of one merhher as it is thought theunderstanding. of

both will'then beentirely' clear. The device embodies an uppersupporting member' '1 provided witha horizontal upper portion 2terminating at its rear .end .in downturned teeth 3 constitutingimeansfor gripping or engaging the upper face of the From the frontend oftheportion in substantial contact therewith. The lower portlon of themember lis' wider'than the -upper portion and is "provided at 'its sideedges with-two inturned portions the. opposing faces of which arearranged in spaced relation and are also in spaced relation with respectto the H V I member 1, to provide a channel 8 (see Fig.

main body portion of the The lower portion is provided 'witha transverseopening 9* tofreely receivefthe threaded shank endgof a clamping screwpposing edgesof-f the inbent portions 6r Mounted on the threadedyshank10 isfja thumb nut 12;; .i

Patented Aug. 1918. i915. ser a'in 124,538. 4 T

.60 or. cas ng-engaging means reint I lconnected with the member 1 a;

upright bar in" the channel ,8 provided with a" bracket. supportingmember comprising-Ian V 13,0f suitable width rote re: f

10 the-rear" end of which fis providedwith': I "asqua'red head 11 whichis held from uninj-tentional rotation byeng'age'ment with the..

centrallydisposed slot 14: to receive the clamping screw 10. The slot 14is narrower than the space between theinbent portions 16 and alsonarrower than the lateral width of the nut 11, so that when thethum'bscrew 12 is tightened on the screw 10 it clamps the member 13 againstthe member 1, to prevent vertical movement of the former. Below the slot14, the member 13 is outwardly bent at 15 to provide a groove to receivethe usual beading 16 commonly employed in casings. Below the outwardlybent portion 15 is a depending portion 17 practically in the samevertical plane as the main portion 13. This portion is provided with anopening 18 to receive a clamping screw 19 provided with a thumb nut 20.Coacting with the portion 17 is an L-shaped cross bar 21 having the end22 thereof bent at right angles thereto and provided with teeth 23constituting gripping means for engaging the side face of the casing.The member 21 is provided with a longitudinally-extending that the bar36 will be rest upon the upturned end slot 24 the side edges of whichare inclined inwardly toward each other to constitute a seat for thehead 25 of the clamping screw 19 which is preferably made square toprevent its unintentional rotation.

The side edge of the portion 17 is disposed at right angles to the mainportion to constitute a supporting bracket 26 for supporting ashade-roller and the bracket on one member of each pair of these deviceswill be provided with a slot 27 and the com panion member of the pairwill be provided with a cylindrical aperture 28 constituting a bearing,otherwise the members of each pair are identical.

The device for supporting curtains and drapery rods comprises anL-shaped bracket consisting of a single flat bar bentso that the twoportions thereof are at right angles to each' other, one of the portionsbeing de nominated by the reference numeral 30 and the other member bythe reference numeral 31. The portion 30 is provided with an opening toreceive the clamping screw- 10 and the portion 31 is provided with athreaded opening to receive a clamping screw 32. Mounted on the portion31 is a curtain rod support comprising a fiat bar v33 provided with aslot 34 to receive the screw 32 and provided with a Ushaped terminus 35to support the curtain rod. In cases where it isdesired to hang two setsof curtains-or support two curtain rods there is provided an auxiliaryrod support com- ,prising a flat bar 36 having a longitudinal slot 37 toreceive the screw 32 and with a U-shaped terminus 38. It is contemplatedI considerably longer than the bar 33 and in order to support theU-shaped terminus thereof the bar 36 will of the U-shaped terminus 35 ofthe bar 33.

The device is set up as follows: the various parts are adjustedapproximately ac cording to the arrangement shown in Fig. 3 and theupper horizontal portion of the member 1 is seated on the upper face ofthe casing of a door or window and the points 3 driven into the woodwhich is unimportant in view of the fact that this portion is rarelyever finished). The members 13 are then lowered sutliciently to permitthe teeth 23 to engage the side face of the casing and sustain thedevice from outward movement. In order to obtain this adjustment thecross bar 21 may be moved transversely of the member 33 after looseningthe clamping nuts 20. Of course, the two devices applied to the samecasing willbe adjusted Vertically so that the shade roller will be in atrue horizontal plane and the devices the proper distance one from theother to enablethe shade rollers to be seated in the two brackets 26.The curtain rods are supported by the U-shaped members 35 and 38 andthey may be adjusted toward or away from the window by manipulating thethumb screws 32 and which after adjustment are tightened to hold theparts in assembled relation.

I claim,

1. In a device of the class described, a multipart clamping deviceincluding an upper vertically disposed clamping member, a right anglebracket vertically secured to the front face of said upper clamping memher to have one end extend horizontally outwardly from the casing whenin position, a horizontally adjustable curtain pole supporting memberhaving one end formed to receive a curtain pole and having its other endfiat and provided with an elongated longitudinal slot, the slotted flatend of the pole supporting member lying against the horizontal end ofthe angle bracket, and a clamping screw passing through the slot of thepole supporting member and the horizontal end of the angle bracket tosecure said member in adjusted positions.

2. In a device of the class described, a multipart clamping deviceincluding an upper vertically disposed clamping member, a right anglebracket vertically secured to the front face of said upper clampingmember, an outwardly horizontally adjustable curtain pole supportingmember attached to said bracket, a second outwardly horizontallyadjustable curtain pole supporting member mounted on the firstinamedsupporting member, and a single means for uniting both supportingmembers and the bracket and for securing both of the supporting membersin adjusted positions relative to the bracket and relative to eachother.

3. A device of the class described including an upper vertical clampingmember having its upper end bent to engage over a casing, the other endportion thereof being pro- 1 "ided with inturned side edges forming achannel, a lower vertical member havmg its transversely adjustablyconnected with the lower end of said lower member and having upper endprovided with an elongated longitudinal slot and slidably mounted insaid 5 channel, a clamping screw extending through one end bent toengage a side of a casing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit-'7 15 the upper'member and the slot of the lower nesses.member'to secure the lower member in ad- HARVEY S. RORICK. justedpositions, said lower member having Witnesses: 7

a shade bracket rigid with the lower end EDWARD A. H. RORICK, 10thereof, and a cross bar clamping member RAY A. GRIMMER.

Oonies or this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

